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To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many and what proportion of officials
in his Department took sick leave for reasons relating to stress in the last 12 months;
what proportion that leave was of total sick leave taken in his Department; and what
the cost was to his Department of officials taking sick leave over that period.

<p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales is unable to disclose the number
or proportion of officials in the Department citing stress as a reason for sick absence
in the last twelve months as the data relates to fewer than five staff, and releasing
the data would risk the identification of individuals.</p><p>Sick leave for reasons
relating to stress amounted to 33% of total sick leave days in the Department in the
12 months to 31 March. The cost of officials taking sick leave was £14,117.</p><p>The
physical and mental wellbeing of our staff is crucially important to the department
and staff have access to all employee services that help to sustain physical and mental
wellbeing, including Occupational Health and a 24-hour employee assistance helpline.</p><p>
</p>

<p>The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State role is unpaid. No Ministers paid by
the Office of the Secretary of State for Wales have left under severance terms since
13 July 2016 and no payments have therefore been made. This is confirmed in the Department’s
annual reports and accounts.</p>